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Unified Communication Solution with Microsoft® Lync® Server 2013 for Single Site
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6 Conclusion
The Dell Unified Communication Solution as presented in this reference architecture provides an end-to-
end Unified Communication solution for organizations with up to 1,000 users. This integrated solution
uses Microsoft Lync Server 2013 as the Unified Communication software and is built on the wide ranging
Dell product portfolio, including Dell servers, wired/wireless networking and client devices.
This reference architecture focuses on deployment of Lync Server 2013 with different communication
modalities using Lync 2013 Standard Edition. Deploying Lync Server 2013 as detailed in this document
results in a solution that is cost-effective and simple to manage and administer. Certain best practices
were adhered to while implementing this solution. In addition to these tenets, three design principles—
availability, application performance and resource consolidation— determined the overall architecture for
1,000 users.
To verify the implementation, the Lync Stress and Performance Tool was run with instant messaging,
audio conferencing, video conferencing using multi-view, application sharing, and other workloads. The
performance of the Lync Front End was verified as being within recommended thresholds.
Leveraging this configuration to run Microsoft Lync provides benefits that include consolidation and
availability. Lync Server roles are deployed in virtual machines, reducing physical server count and making
the above configuration a well-suited design for organizations looking to save on hardware and
maintenance costs. Further, the solution caters to more than just instant messaging and conferencing
needs within the organization. Enterprise Voice recommendations to reach external telephone users are
provided, as well as Edge Server and Reverse Proxy guidance for Lync clients connecting remotely.